July 4, 2023

What is a Development Candidate?

If you were to look up the definition of a development candidate in the dictionary, this is what you’d most likely find:   It is not a term you can google, look up, or find easily.  It is a term/concept Roger Cameron, one of our original founders and owners, coined in the early 1970s to … Continue reading “What is a Development Candidate?”

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May 20, 2019

Development is Important: 3 Ways We Are Putting the “D” in DPP

I recently spoke with a JMO about their potential transition/transition goals, and they expressed some concerns about starting the process too early.  At this point, the officer was about 18 months from a potential transition.  He had, in fact, spoken with other recruiting firms who told him to reach out when he was 3 months … Continue reading “Development is Important: 3 Ways We Are Putting the “D” in DPP”

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January 11, 2019

The JMO & Full-Time MBA Programs – Are They Worth It?

We interview thousands of officers annually and the topic of graduate school comes up quite often.  Case in point, on my recent recruiting trip, I met with several JMOs who were considering full-time MBA school.  While one might assume that as a recruiter and principal of a JMO recruiting firm, I would denounce full-time MBA … Continue reading “The JMO & Full-Time MBA Programs – Are They Worth It?”

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October 31, 2018

The Matching Process & the November 2018 Career Conference

Our fifth and final Career Conference of 2018 is now upon us!!  My colleague, Pete Van Epps, recently published a blog post about the accuracy of a Cameron-Brooks Career Conference and if you’d like, you can read the post here.  In this post, he outlines several key statistics that I believe are pretty unique to … Continue reading “The Matching Process & the November 2018 Career Conference”

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March 10, 2016

Do you have Presence?

Have you ever been in a difficult conversation only to leave the conversation moments later and think of that perfect thing you should have said?  Or maybe it was a presentation you gave where you didn’t feel at your best? Harvard Business School social psychologist Amy Cuddy first became mainstream when she delivered a TED talk about … Continue reading “Do you have Presence?”

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November 6, 2015

Corporate America Wants Problem Solvers

After a very busy and rainy four days in Charlotte, NC, all of the candidates, companies and Cameron-Brooks team have returned home safely from the November Career Conference. We have a very busy 18 working days to come as we begin to coordinate all of the follow-up interviews. 47 candidates , 14 spouses/support team members, … Continue reading “Corporate America Wants Problem Solvers”

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October 29, 2015

The November 2015 Career Conference

Today, the Cameron-Brooks team will travel to Charlotte, NC for our fifth and final Career Conference of 2015! It has been a great year and it is amazing how time has flown! Earlier this week, my colleague Joel Junker wrote a blog post discussing the value of beginning a career search at a Cameron-Brooks Conference. … Continue reading “The November 2015 Career Conference”

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March 16, 2015

Our Comprehensive Program is Your Advantage

While traveling to Germany recently, I had an interesting conversation with a Junior Military Officer after I finishing an Information Meeting. She approached me and asked, “Why is the Cameron-Brooks process so much more extensive relative to other recruiting firms.”  I appreciated the question and thought others may have the same question.  The answer to … Continue reading “Our Comprehensive Program is Your Advantage”

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March 11, 2015

Cameron-Brooks is the Expert in Helping JMOs Prepare for the Transition

I often hear from Junior Military Officers (JMOs) considering a transition to business that that they just do not have time to think about or research this decision.  Many that have made the decision tell me they just don’t have the time to prepare for the transition. I hear lots of reasons for this.  Such as: … Continue reading “Cameron-Brooks is the Expert in Helping JMOs Prepare for the Transition”

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March 6, 2015

Are You a Good Listener?

Who doesn’t want to be a better speaker?  To be able to effectively communicate and articulate your points to captivate an audience or motivate your troops is a wonderful skill to have.   There are hundreds if not thousands of articles on the topic, organizations like Toastmasters, etc.  As important as this skill might be, perhaps … Continue reading “Are You a Good Listener?”

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